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Weekly News Digest
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July 27, 2023 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today. For other up-to-the-minute news, check out ITI’s Twitter account: @ITINewsBreaks.
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Recent Job Moves in the Info Industry
On July 25, OverDrive named Jennifer Leitman as its first CMO. Leitman—who has worked in the media industry for 10-plus years in roles at organizations such as HGTV and The Family Coppola—will unify the company’s marketing efforts, raise brand awareness and engagement, and more.Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) announced in July that Tom West will become its new chief executive on Nov. 1, 2023. West is currently PLS’s COO—since 2017—and will step in for the current chief executive when she retires at the end of October. He has been at PLS since 2001. Bibliotheca appointed Jim Hopwood as managing director of EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), effective July 3. Hopwood has held leadership roles at Bibliotheca before and at Hublet, and he has been an advisor to various technology businesses. As of July 1, Digital Science has a new CFO, Fedor Zeyer. Zeyer has 18 years of experience in management and financial roles; he was CFO of Clarivate’s Science business and also worked at Springer Nature and Macmillan Science and Education, among other companies. Also on July 1, Marty Tarle became BiblioCommons’ new general manager, overseeing all aspects of the company’s operations, strategy, and performance. As BiblioCommons’ co-founder, Tarle has held various leadership roles, including CTO and COO, since its launch in 2007.
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Brandi Scardilli
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